Game log · Week-by-week
2025 season · 1 game
| Wk | Opp | REC | YDS | AVG | TD | LONG | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 11 | W 24-17vs UAB | 1 | 8 | 8.0 | 0 | 8 | Season-high 8 yds |
| Total | 1 | 8 | 8.0 | 0 | 8 |
#88
Keenan Arcega-Whiteside
Freshman wide receiver for Rice. 2025: 1 game with a box-score line.
6′4″ · 209 lb · Spartanburg, SC · Dorman
Returning to Rice for 2026
The numbers
8
receiving yards · 2025
1 catches · 8 per catch
1 game into 2025 so far -- Best game: 1 rec, 8 yds, vs UAB
His career numbers, season by seasonThe story
1 wide receiver for Rice. 2025: 1 game with a box-score line.
- Signed as a 3-star recruit to Rice in 2025.
Keenan Arcega-Whiteside
One game to point at: 8 rec yds, 1 receptions against UAB — Week 11, 2025.
Low coverage — composed from the verified record.
- game log
His career
2025
- Signed with Rice3-star out of Dorman
Career arc
HS
Recruit
★★★
CFB
College
Rice
NFL
NFL Draft
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2025 snapshot
Season context · Team result + system
2025Rice5-8HC: Scott Abell · Run-heavy
Where this profile ranks vs the WR cohort
Box-score percentiles
Concern: rec yards (0th percentile).
Box-score rates (5)
Percentiles versus same-position peers with enough snaps this season, based on box-score rates.
Splits & context
Splits
Per-game splits
Through 1 game: 1.0 REC/g, 8.0 YDS/g, 8.0 YPR, 0.0 TD/g — splits start at 3 games.
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Scott Abell
Scheme reads (pass share, tempo, sack rate) need at least 3 team games — 2 games in so far.
Awards
Player standing · 2025
Backup
On the two-deep and pushing for snaps.
Roster2-deepStarterRecognizedEliteApex
Career stats
| Season | Team | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Rice | 1 | 8 | 8.0 | 0 | -- |
| Career | 1 | 8 | 8.0 | 0 | -- |
Game log
How he plays
2026 Outlook
Rice
2026 Depth chart
Projected starter
Wide receiver · Rice
Returning around him
- 39% of 2024 offensive production back (Moderate turnover)
- Transfer portal: -2 net (20 in / 22 out)
2026 Award watch
No preseason watch lists yet (most drop June 15 – July 15)
Rice · Last season: 5-8 · Talent rank #100 · 2026 recruiting class #104
Background
Pronunciation Guide 2025 True freshman who moved into the playing rotation late in the season and played in three games while preserving his redshirt… Made his debut vs. UAB and converted a key third down with his first career reception for eight yards. Dorman HS Two-sport star at Dorman and a th...
The receiver room · Rice
- Payton Matthews93 receiving yards · 2025
- #81Braylen Walker49 receiving yards · 2025
- #88Keenan Arcega-Whiteside8 receiving yards · 2025
- #5Davis Lane Jr.2 games · 2026
- #13Max Mosey1 game · 2026
13 more on the roster · Rice team page
Stats from CFBD · ESPN · fan discourse. Every figure computed from source tables — not invented. Methodology